Fishing-reel.



No. 850,580. PATENTED'APR. 16, 1901.

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FISHING REEL.

APPLIOKTION FILED OOT. 20, 1905.

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FISHING-REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 16, 1907.

Application filed October 20,1905. Serial No. 283.710.

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Be it known that I, ERNEST HoLzMANN, a citizen of ie United States, residing at the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of N ew York, have invented certain new ments in Fisliing-Reels, of which the following is a specification.

Tl is .invention relates to improvements in fisl ingrcels; and the object of my invention is to provide a new and improved fishingreel w? c: simple in construction, strong, and durable and can be easily adjusted so as to throw a drag or brake into or out of operati on the fisherman may desire, and. is, furtliermore, so constructed that tie handle is stop ed automatically and that all the ad- 'iL1St1T101Tt1S can be made from the outside of One of t e covers.

in ti. accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate like parts in figures, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved tisl..ingreel, showing the rewinding-gear is mounted. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the reel, parts being shown. broken away and otliers in section. Fig. 3 is an inside elevation of the removable cover, showing Sit-I119.

tiewinding-gear on tle inner surface of the Fig. at is a detail view of the windinggear plate pivoted to the inner face of the removable cover. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view on tf 0 line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the clutch-disk and its sleeve. 7 is a bottom view of the clutch-disk. Fig. 8 is an enlarged through the removable cover, taken on the broken line 8 8 8 S of Fig. 11. Figs. 9 and 10 are enlarged detail plan views of the pivoted angle-plate on the inner face of this removable cover and the parts on said angleplate, the two figures showing different positions of the parts. Fig. 11 is an inside elevation of the movable cover, similar to Fig. 3, showing the parts in different positions.

The frame of the wheel is composed of two rings A and B united by a series of posts 0, to one of wl'ich a longitudinally-grooved plate C is attached, by means of which the reel is to be held on :..c pole. The posts C are provided at each end with a threaded hole into w: icii ieadless screws C are screwed, which screws are also passed through the rings A. and B and have t'" eir outer ends finished flush Wltil tie anrular outer surfaces of said rings A and B. The ring A is provided at its and useful Improve-- detail sectional view inner surface with a bezel or flange A, against wi icli the inner edge part of a disk or head D rests, which. is preferably made of hard rubber, vulcanite, or similar material and provided along its rim at tile outer surface with a bevel. After this disk D has been inserted into tie ring A the metal of the ring is worked. or spun over the bevel for the purpose of securely holding the disk D in the opening of tile ring A, said. disk being i eld between tiie bezel or flange A and tie formed by spinning or working ti e metal over the bevel of said disk, as clearly sli own in Fig. 2. Titis disk is also provided with a suitable central bearing D for he shaft E of the spool E.

The ring B is provided with a screwthread in its inner annular surface, and into this ring B a removable cover F is screwed, and this cover F has a suitable adjustable bearing F for the shaft E of the spool E. Within a recess F formed in the inner surface of the cover F, a pinion G is fixed on the shaft or arbor E of the reel E, and this pinion is adapted to engage a cog-wheel I'l, mounted in and supported on an angle-plate J, pivoted I at J to the inner surface of the cover F, said plate J being provided with a suitable circular casing J containing the cog-wheel H, which casing is provided with a recess J in its rim, through which recess-or opening part of said. cog-wheel H can extend to engage the pinion G. A shaft K projects from the center of the casing J in which itis fixed. and this sh aft is surrounded bya tubular shaft K, made integral or attached to the cog-wl1eel H. The cog-wheel H is provided on the face toward the inner side of the cover F with a circular recess H, in which a clutch-disk K is located, said clutch-disk being made integral with the, sleeve K, surrounding the sleeve K loosely. The clutch-disk K is provided with a recess L, and at one end of said recess a pawl L is pivoted to the clutchdisk by the pivot or screw L, which pawl is provided at one end L and on that end of the pawl provided with the tooth L the free end of a spring L acts, which is attached to the clutchdisk and serves for throwing the toothed end of said pawl L outward-tl1at is, from the center of the clutch-disk. secured on the inner surface of the annular rim of the cog-wheel H, which rim surrounds a recess H, and this pin is parallel i with the axis of rotation of this cog-wheel flange A TCO A pin M is TIO.

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and is adapted to be engaged by the spur or tooth L of the pawl L. A tripping-lever l is pivoted to the plate J by means of'a pivot N, which is secured to said tripping-lever and mounted to turn in an aperture in said plate J. A notch is cut in the side of this pivot, as shown in Fig. 3, and into said notch the free end of a spring N secured on the plate J, extends, which serves to hold the free end of said lever in the path of the pawl. free end of the lever N rojects over the rim of the toothed cog wheel H and over the rim part of the clutchdisk K The winding-lever 0, provided with the usual handle 0 and counterweight O is screwed on the sleeve K beyond the outer surface of the cover F, and the free threaded end of the sleeve K projects beyond the sleeve K as shown in Fig. 5. A cap-nut O is screwed on the sleeve K and bears on a washer 0 which in turn bears on a ratchet-wheel 0 upon theouter surface of the winding-lever O. A screw 0 is screwed into the upper end of the shaft K, and its headbears upon a shoulder in the upper end of the bore of the shaft K, and this screw serves for drawing the several parts together and keeping them in proper position. pawl P, acted upon by a spring P, engages the ratchet-wheel O, and the spring P presses said pawl against an eccentric screw P screwed into the winding-lever O. A casing Q on this lever O covers the pawl and its spring P and has a hole Q through which a screw-driver or other implement can be inserted, so as to turn the screw P to such an extent that it holds the pawl P out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel O when the click produced by the ratchet-wheel is not desired. A lever R, substantially the same shape as the lever J, is pivoted on the outside of the cover F by the same pivot J by which the lever J is pivoted on the inside of the cover, and the free or swinging ends of the levers J and R are united by a transverse pin R, passing through a suitable slot in the cover and secured to both levers. To the free upper end of the outer lever R a fingerpiece R is attached, by means of which the said united levers J and R can conveniently be shifted by the operator whenever he so desires. An arm S is pivoted to the swinging end of the inner lever J and is provided with an Lshaped slot S, through which a stoppin S projects from cover F. A spring T, attached to the inner face of the cover F, bears on the free end of the pivoted arm S and serves to hold either end of the slot S against the stop-pin S as shown in Figs. 3 and 11.

When the fisherman wishes to cast-th at is to say, throw out the line with as little resistance as possible-the pinion on the spool fishermans must be disengaged fromthe windingwl'1eel, and to accomplish this the finger-piece R is the inner face of the l moved from the position shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 1.1, whereby the cog-wheel H or winding-wheel is entirely disengaged from the pinion G, secured on the spool. After the cast has been made the winding-wheel H is reengaged with the pinion G by moving the parts back into the positions shown in Fig. 3. By turning the icandle O in the direction of the arrow, Fig. l, the clutch-disk K is rotated in the direction which is indicated by the arrow in Fig. at and its pawl L is rotated with it, and the spur or tooth L on this pawl L when it encounters the pin M on the cog-wheel H abuts against tiispin, and thus necessarily carries along the cog-wheel H, and so continues to carry along and rotate the cog-wheel H in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4 as long as the i1 andle-lever is turned for winding the line on the spool-th at is, in the direction indicated by the arrow, Fig. 1. Then the fisherman stops winding and the fish on the line pulls outward the line or when the fish gives a sudden jerk, as when snapping the bait, which might possibly throw the handle out of the fisl'ierinans hands, the wheel H is turned in the reverse direction of the arrow in Fig. 4, because this wheel is still engaged with the pinion on the spool, and the jerk on the line produced by the fish pulls the line outward and turns the spool in the reverse direction of winding. The pin M, against which the spur L of the pawl L rests, carries this awl and necessarily, also, the frictiondisk K carrying the pawl around in the reverse direction of the arrow in Fig. 4 until that end of the pawl L opposite the one carrying the spur L strikes against the springpressed tripping-lever N, which, as stated,

rojects over the rim part of the cog-wheel H and partly over the friction-disk. By this contact between the pawl L and the tripping-lever N that end of the pawl L opposite the one carrying the spur L is pressed toward the inner surface of the rim of the cog-wheel H, and the end carrying the spur L is thus pressed in the direction toward the center of the clutch and moved sufficiently far away from the inner surface of the rim of the cog-wheel H as to permit the pin M to pass freely. The clutch-disk is thus disengaged from the wheel H, which is turned in the inverse direction of the arrow of Fig. 4, by the pulling of the fish, and at the same time this clutch-disk is locked in place. It follows that the rotation of the cog-wheelH in the inverse direction of the arrow, Fig. 4, cannot affect the handle-that is, it cannot rotate the same in the inverse direction when a fish pulls at the line-and thus there is absolutely no danger of the handle being thrown out of the fishermans hands or the hand being injured by the rapidly-rotating handle, which might occurif the parts were not disengaged in the manner stated. As the pawl L has been disengaged from the pin M and the cog-wheel II, it is evident that the fish can pull out on the line and rotate the cog-wheel H in the inverse direction of the arrow, Fig. 4, without turning the handle backward, same as stated above. The desired resistance is produced by means of the washer V and a washer V, made of parchment or vulcanized fiber, which two washers are interposed between the surface of the clutch-disk K and the recessed face of the wheel H. By turning down the nut O the friction between the clutch-disk K and the face of the wheel H may be increased as much as desired, or by turning the nut O in the inverse direction this friction may be decreased. It is thus evident that when the fish pulls on the line to such an extent that the strain is greater than the winding strain or when there is no winding strain at all the'handle is stopped automatically as soon as the pawl Ii during the reverse movement of the wheel H strikes the tripping-lever N. To wind in the line, the handle is turned in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, whereby the pawl L is at once disengaged from the tripping-lever N and is thrown by its spring against the inner surface of the rim of the cog-wheel H, and when it arrives at the pin M it engages the same, thus turning the cog-wheel H in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 4. When the fisherman turns the handle Oin the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, to wind in the line, and thereby turns the wheel H in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 4, the pawl L also encounters the tripping-lever N, but from the other side, and presses this lever back, and after the pawl has passed the free end of this tripping-lever the spring N 2 throws the tripping-lever out again, and so on, whereby this tripping-lever is at all times brought into such position that it can automatically stop the frictionclutch and the handle whenever the line is pulled out by the fish. It is very evident that this automatic stop for the handle prevents injury to the hand in case the fish, by a sudden dart, wrenches the handle out of the fishermans hand, and if this automatic stop were not provided there would be danger of injuring the fishermans fingers by means of the rapidly-rotating handle.

T ie handle O is screwed to the sleeve K of the clutch-disk and turns with the same and the clutch-disk and by means of the mechanism described rotates the wheel H. The ratchet-wheel O is loose on the handle,butis held on the sleeve K. Therefore when the wheel H is rotated in the inverse direction of the arrow, Fig. 4, as it is when the fish pulls outward on the line, this ratchet-wheel is rotated with the wheel H, and thus slips under the free end of the spring-pawl P, secured to the handle, which is now held stationary by means of the mechanism previously decribed. Of course when the handle is turned. to wind in the line the clutch-disk K and the wheel H rotate together, and consequently this ratchet-wl'ieel then also rotates with the handle.

.Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a fisliii'ig-reel, the combination witlia casing and spool, of gearing for turning the spool, a handle for operating the gearing, means for autoniaticall preventing the handle from turning backward, when the spool, while engaged with the winding-gear, rotates in the inverse direction of the winr ing direction, substantially as set forth.

In a fishing-reel, the combination with a frame, a spool therein, a winding-gear and a handle, of a clutch-disk for engaging the winding-gear and means for automatically throwing the clutch-disk out of gear with the winding-wheel and locking the clutch-disk,

when the spool is turned in the inverse direction of winding, substantially as set forth.

3. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a frame, a spool therein, a winding-gear and a handle, of a clutch-disk connected with the handle, which clutch-disk can engage the winding-gear, and a tripping-lever for automatically throwing the clutch-disk out of gear with the winding-gear when the spool is turned in the inverse direction of winding, substantially as set forth.

4.. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a frame, a spool therein, a winding-gear and a handle, of a clutchdisk connected with the handle, a spring-pawl on said clutch-disk for automatically engaging the winding-gear when the handle is turned to wind in the line, and a tripping-lever for engagement with said pawl and thereby locking the clutch-disk and also disengaging the pawl from the winding-gear and preventing the handle from turning backward, substantially as set forth.

5. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a frame, a spool therein, and a handle, of a winding cog-wheel for turning the spool, a pin in said cog-wheel, a clutch-disk connected with the handle, a spring-pawl on said clutchdisk, a stud. on the winding-wheel for engagement with said spring-pawl, a tripping-lever for throwing said pawl out of engagement with the pin on the clutch-disk and thereby holding the clutch-disk and preventing the handle from turning backward, substantially as set forth.

6. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a casing, a spool therein, a winding cogwheel and a handle, of a clutch-disk connected with the handle, a spring-pawl pivoted on said clutch-disk, a pin on the winding-wheel for engagement with said pawl, a tripping-lever adapted to engage said pawl and thereby throw the pawl out of gear with the winding-wheel, and a spring acting on said tripping-lever to hold it in the path of the pawl, substantially as set forth.

7. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a casing, spool, winding cog-wheel and handle, of a clutch-disk for engagement with said winding cog wheel, a tripping lever for throwing the clutch-disk out of gear with the winding-wheel, friction-disks interposed between the clutchdisk and winding-wheel, and means for adjusting the pressure on said friction-disk, substantially as set forth.

8. In a fishingreel, the combination with a casing, a spool and a winding-wheel having a recess and a sleeve projecting from the center of said winding'wheel, of a clutch-disk within the recess of the windingavheel, a sleeve on said clutch and surrounding the sleeve of the winding-wheel, a friction-washer interposed between the clutch-disk and winding-wheel, the handle being secured to the sleeve of the clutch-disk, a ratchet-wheel on the sleeve of the winding-wheel, and a spring-pawl pivoted on the handle and engaging said ratchetwheel, substantially as set fOl'Lll.

9. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a casing, a spool and a winding cog-wheel having a circular recess in one face, of a casing, a pin projecting from the same, the winding cog-wheel being contained in said casing and having a sleeve surrounding said pin, a clutch-disl within the recess of the winding wheel and having a sleeve surrounding the sleeve of the winding-wheel, a handle secured to the sleeve of the'clutch-disk, the sleeve of the winding-wheel projecting beyond the handle and the sleeve of the clutch-disk, and a tightening-nut screwed on the outer end of the sleeve of the winding'wheel, substantially as set forth.

10. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a frame, spool, and a winding cog-wheel having a circular recess in one face, of a casing having a central fixed pin, the winding cogwheel being within this casing and having a sleeve which surrounds the fixed pin, a clutch-disk within the recess of the windin wheel and having a sleeve which surroun s the sleeve of the winding-wheel, a handle secured on the sleeve of the clutch-disk, a

ratchet-wheel on the sleeve of the winding a casing, spool and a winding cog-wheel having a circular recess in one face, of a casing, a central pin secured in said casing, the w inding cog-wheel being within said casing and having a sleeve surrounding said pin, a clutch-disk within the recess of the windingwheel and having a sleeve surrounding. the sleeve of the winding-wheel, a handle secured on the. sleeve of the clutch-disk, a frictiondisk between the clutch-disk and the winding-wheel, a nut .screwed on the free end of the winding-wheel sleeve, and serving to increase the pressure between the windingwheel and clutch-disk, substantially as set forth.

12. A fishing-reel having a drag and an automatic stop, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 19th day of October, 1905.

ERNEST HOLZMANN. Witnesses:

OLIN A. FOSTER, S. M. BAEDER. 

